The win was the first bowl victory in the program's history.
This win brought their first bowl victory in 15 years.
The team finished with an 8-4 record in the 2010-11 season, which included their first bowl victory since 1949.
He had a 55-20 record there, including four straight bowl victories.
And so with a 32-15-1 record that included three bowl victories, he left.
With the bowl victory, Colorado recorded its third straight 10-win season for the first time in school history.
Alabama also holds the record for most bowl victories with 34.
"It feels good to get a bowl victory," Smith said.
It was the 22nd bowl victory for Paterno, whose team finished 9-4.
Florida State holds the record with eleven consecutive bowl victories from 1985 to 1996.